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Co-Surgeons and an Accident Victim

Published on Tue Oct 04, 2022

Question: A 35-year-old mountain biker lost control of their bike during a competition, falling down an embankment and temporarily losing feeling and movement of their lower limbs. They were airlifted to a trauma center where evaluation revealed a traumatic burst fracture of T10 with some angulation (kyphosis) and cord compression. Mild weakness of the lower limbs was still present. The spine [...]
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